FoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingEmphasizedobservationandexperienceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiology“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingEmphasizedobservationandexperienceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiology“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassification

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I-Founded the Lyceum school
  2. B-Believed knowledge leads to goodness
  3. N-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  4. G-Emphasized observation and experience
  5. B-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  6. I-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  7. N-Saw the soul as immortal
  8. G-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  9. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms (perfect ideals beyond the physical world)
  10. I-Founded The Academy in Athens
  11. O-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  12. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  13. G-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  14. N-Wrote on science, politics, ethics, and biology
  15. B-“Know thyself”
  16. I-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  17. I-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  18. N-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  19. N-Called humans “rational animals”
  20. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  21. B-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  22. G-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  23. B-Famous work: “The Republic”
  24. G-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  25. B-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  26. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  27. O-Wrote dialogues instead of textbooks
  28. O-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  29. O-Valued reason over the senses
  30. G-Valued the study of nature and classification